For successful growth the orchid, like plants ...

For successful growth the orchid, like plants ...

For successful growth the orchid, like plants of the garden variety, requires a proper balance of light, heat, water, and food.

The proportion and quality of these elements are, however, radically different for the orchid.

Most epiphytic orchids come from tropical or subtropical regions where there is abundant atmospheric moisture and where the intense sunlight is modified by dense foliage.

Showy tropical orchids, dwellers in rain-swept jungles, cling to trees and send out long roots, seeking nourishment from moisture-soluble minerals in the air and from humus in the forks of tree trunks.

Other orchids grow on bare rocks, where they are subjected to drenching rains and drying winds.

The sun in the regions where such orchids grow is tempered by the constantly drifting clouds that bring the sudden showers.

In transplanting orchids from their diverse habitats to civilization the grower is faced with a major problem-suitable housing.

There are some fortunate regions where housing presents little or no difficulty.

--------------------------------

Stay tuned for more orchid-growing advice tomorrow! :)




Woo hoo!